vedic period MCQ set 2 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Who among the following Vedic deities bears resemblance with Avestan God ‘Ahurmazda’ ?

a) Rudra

b) Vishnu

c) Varuna

d) Indra

Question : 2

Which one of the following is described in Upanishad?

a) Philosophy

b) Law

c) Yoga

d) Dharma

Question : 3

• Assertion (A): The later-Vedic people gradually left their pastoralist and semi-nomadic subsistence strategies.
• Reason (R): The importance of agriculture as a means of livelihood grew rapidly during the later Vedic phase.

a) A is false but R is true

b) A is true but R is false

c) If both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A

d) If both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

Question : 4

Who among the following was a commentator of the Manusmriti ?

a) Bhattasvami

b) Medhatithi

c) Visvarupa

d) Asahaya

Question : 5

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes:

a) 1 2 4 3

b) 4 1 2 3

c) 2 3 4 1

d) 1 2 3 4

Question : 6

The river Chenab was known during the Vedic period by the name :

a) Shutudri

b) Vitasta

c) Parushni

d) Askini